There are a number of places to eat in the museum (more on that later) but we chose The Restaurant because it happened to be very close the the current exhibitions on Mammoths and also that we were told in advance they had lots of highchairs and a dedicated space for parking buggies (highly important these days!).

I went for a NGCI pizza with parma ham, rocket, olives and marscapone. This was a ‘no gluten containing ingredients’ pizza but having talked to the staff, I was reassured that there were sufficient measures in place to prevent cross contamination.

The pizza was utterly delicious. Despite eating a lot (ahem) of pizzas, I was surprised at the quality of this pizza. In truth I was expecting to be brought some kind of reheated frozen gluten free pizza, not this freshly baked gem.

The really great thing about the Natural History Museum is that there’s an area – used by school parties on our visit – on the lower ground floor which has tables and chairs to eat your own food. This is so refreshing. In a more commercial gallery/museum this wouldn’t be provided, you’d have to either go outside (perhaps not ideal on a cold, rainy day) or use the museum’s own restaurant.

Hello! I'm Siân, a London based coeliac with a nut allergy. I believe very passionately that having a food allergy shouldn't hold you back from exploring near and far - and nor should me being a mum to young twins!